Outside has become a messy porridge, the huge Wu Wangfu is still as silent as death, and no one wants to mess up and can't mess up. Madu hid in a remote attic in the palace and suffered time.

He pricked up his ears and listened carefully to the shouts and killings from far and near, and the time also went from early morning to noon, and there was a movement at the gate of the palace, and Madu leaned over the window and looked down.

He thought it was Xu Da who had come in, but he saw Zhang Shicheng riding a wounded horse surrounded by guards into the palace, looking at their embarrassed appearance, it seemed that they had experienced a tragic fight.

I heard Zhu Wenying say that when the defenders attacked Huaidong last year, they all surrendered when the city was broken, but this time it was different, just listening to the movement, I knew that the street fighting was extremely cruel. I don't know what I'm insisting on, but can I still turn the tide in such a situation?

Chen protected Zhang Shicheng and stumbled back to Princess Liu's bedroom, Princess Liu immediately stepped forward to help her into the house and brought Zhang Shicheng a bowl of tea, "The prince has been injured." ”

Zhang Shicheng took the tea bowl and drank it clean, and after a long while, he waited for his breath to even, and then he looked at Princess Liu's eyes and said: "Long An has already killed himself in Panmen, and the thief army is not far from the palace at this moment, if I am defeated and die, what will you do!" ”

Princess Liu smiled faintly and said very calmly: "Don't worry, the princess, the concubine has already been prepared, and she will live up to the prince." She squatted down at Zhang Shicheng, "Take care!" ”

Zhang Shicheng laughed miserably, "This king will arrive later!" ”

Princess Liu got up and said to Chen Bao: "Chen Bao my son, bring a few people with me!" ”

Chen Bao's eyes were red, he nodded helplessly, and followed Princess Liu out of the palace.

Qiyun Tower is an embroidery building in the back house of the palace, it is the residence of Princess Long An when she was not married, and you can overlook the entire back garden from the window here, and the scenery is excellent.

After Princess Longan got married, it became a place for Zhang Shicheng's concubines to drink tea and chat, gather and enjoy flowers.

After a while, I saw Chen Bao leading more than ten women in palace clothes, the older ones were only twenty or thirty years old, and the younger ones were only seventeen or eighteen years old.

But when she saw Princess Liu guarding the door of Qiyun Tower, she seemed to be relieved and walked over quickly, and Princess Liu also showed the same dignified and friendly smile as before.

"My sisters are here!"

"Sister, have the thieves entered the city!"

"Sister, where is the prince!"

"Let's run away!"

……

Princess Liu and Zhang Shicheng's other concubines get along well, and they have always been commensurate with sisters, in the face of these panicked beauties, she just pushed open the door casually, and said calmly: "Sisters, don't worry, I have already prepared for you to enter the house!" ”

Seeing that she was so calm, the concubines no longer panicked and entered the house one after another, and they never thought that this usually kind and kind princess would burn them to death. Of course, it wasn't that no one saw that it was boring, and there was an older woman who looked at the firewood stacked around her, only sighed, and changed her face to a resolute look, and walked into the house.

A young concubine suddenly screamed, and stepped back with a frightened face, "I don't want to burn to death!" I don't want to burn! ”

But before she could escape, Tatsuho grabbed her arm and pushed her into the room, falling heavily to the ground. Princess Liu flashed into the house, slammed the door shut, and shouted, "Chen Bao, lock the door!" ”

Chen Bao immediately took out the copper lock that had been prepared a long time ago, and locked it into the door knocker with a click, and then Zhang Shicheng's concubines finally came back to their senses, and cried and shouted to open the door, but unfortunately they were all weak women, and there was no skill of Mrs. Mao to open the lock with his bare hands, and the rattle of the door being pulled was useless.

"I don't want to die! Open the door! ”

"Woooooooooo......oo Let me go!

"Even if I want to die, I don't want to burn!"

……

Just now, I was full of desire to live, and I was about to be burned to death in a blink of an eye, but the bad news came too suddenly, and most of Zhang Shicheng's concubines couldn't accept it, and they looked for a way to live, and there were many who sat quietly and waited for death.

Some people went to open the windows, and some people ran upstairs, but the place of death carefully prepared by Princess Liu was so easy to escape. A young concubine said to Princess Liu: "Liu, you are so ruthless! After speaking, he bit Princess Liu's arm, and blood soon oozed out.

Princess Liu didn't react at all, she seemed to bite someone else's body, but just smiled miserably, "Since you are the prince's woman, you should keep the festival for the prince!" ”

Her voice suddenly became poignant, and she shouted outside the door: "Chen Bao, my son still hasn't lit a fire, do you want me to be bitten to death by them!" ”

Chen Bao knew that he couldn't do anything, so he shouted sadly, "Mother is good, the child will come soon!" ”

He shook his hand and threw the torch in his hand that he had been reluctant to throw out on the firewood!

Watching Qiyunlou being engulfed in fire from a distance, Zhang Shicheng laughed, "Liu's Huangquan Road walks slowly, I'll accompany you!" ”

He took out a piece of white silk from the bed and put it in his arms, and stumbled out of Princess Liu's bedroom to the council hall in the palace. Here he commands from a high seat; Here he entertained his guests with singing and dancing; Here he received the people and was worshipped and praised; There is so much glory and joy for him here, and he will die here!

But now it was empty, and there was no longer any noise of the past, and a few sparrows chirped and fled from the window in a panic because of his arrival, and only the sound of his heavy footsteps echoed in the hall.

Ascended the steps to the throne inlaid with gold and jade, stretched out his hand to brush off the dust on it, slowly sat up, leaned heavily on the back of the chair, held the cold armrests with both hands, closed his eyes and could imagine that he could see the prosperous scene of yesterday, but the shouts of killing in his ears shattered his illusions.

He smiled and slowly got up, looked up at the tall beams, and reached out to move the throne, which was wide and heavy with gold and jade, and had just moved the throne to the bottom of the steps, and was so tired and out of breath that he had to put it down.

Suddenly there was a humane behind the screen: "Lord Wang, if you want to commit suicide, it's convenient to use a high stool!" ”

He turned his head to look, and saw a person coming from behind the screen, holding a high stool in his hand, and smiling.

Zhang Shicheng was taken aback, and then smiled: "Why are you here." ”

Ma Du replied: "Last night, the prince left me to rest in the mansion, did you forget? ”

"Lone is saying that at this time, why don't you run away, whether it is the Song family or the Shen family, they have some reputation, and they can protect you."

"No hurry! No hurry! "Ma Du bowed to his hand," I always have some affection for the prince and the prince, and today the prince wants to ascend to bliss, how can I not send it. ”

Zhang Shicheng laughed, "Since you have some affection, why don't you persuade this king to watch me die like this, and even send me a stool."